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English – Zulu translation

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TTN translates from German, French, English and Italian into Zulu – and vice versa. Specialised translators who are native speakers, quality assurance according to ISO 17100, a quote in three clicks.

About Zulu

Native name
isiZulu
ISO code
ISO 639-1: zu · ISO 639-3: zul
Language family
Niger-Congo › Bantu
Script
Latin
Native speakers
15 million
Second-language speakers
16 million
Official language in
South Africa
Also spoken in
Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
Official language Also spoken

Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa and understood by about half the population. Like Xhosa it contains click consonants.

Source: Wikipedia / Ethnologue, 2025